Collapsible cabinet.



P. P; BURDIGK. OOLLAPSIBLB CABINET.

' APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 11, 1912. 1,028,326.

Patented June 4, 1912.

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' APPLICATION FILED MAR.11, 1912.

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F. F. BURDIGK. GOLLAPSIBLE CABINET. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1912.

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F. P. BURDIOK. QOLLAPSIBLE CABINET.

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FRED F. BURDICK, 0]? RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS.

COLLAPSIBLE CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1912.

Application filed March 11, 1912. Serial No. 682,936.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRED F. BURDICK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of River Forest, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Cabinets, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to collapsible cabiother part, or from one room to another; a

device which, when collapsed, is easily era-ted for shipment; a device which, when collapsed, can be readily set up into operative position for use by a person seated therein or into operative position for use by a person lying on a couch therein, a device which can be changed from its position for-use by a person seated to its position for use by a person lying down, and vice-versa; a device which is eflicient; which will not be expensive to construct; which will be durable; not liable to get out of order; of light weight; and easily installed.

Other objects sought are disclosed in the specification and claims.

The device is made of a number of sections or panels which are joined together. One of said panels is sub-divided to obtain a two part door. The top of the device is made of several parts which are movable relative to each other so that when the panels forming the side walls are in one position an aperture is obtained through said top and when said panels are in a different position said aperture in the top is closed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective of a device embodying this invention, in operative position for use on a person seated therein. Fig. 2 is a view, looking down, of the side walls of the device (with the top removed), said walls being in the position illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a top plan View of the device with the several parts in the position illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the top of the device on line H of Fig. 3, viewedin the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 5 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, of a portion of the top and side walls of the device, on line 5-5 of Fig. 4, viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 6 is a vertical section .on line 66 of Fig. 3, viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows, and with a figure therein indicated by broken lines. Fig. 7 is a View of the slde walls of the device in a collapsed condition ready for crating. Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional View of one corner of the device, showing the joint between adjacent panels. Fig. 9 is an elevation of one panel and of a portion of'the adjacent panel, showing the manner in which they are joinedtogether. Fig. 10 is an elevation of a pipe ortube forming a pintle of the hinge which joins adjacent panels and also forming a base for the lamps used in the device.

Fig. 11 is a top plan view'with the several part-s in position to use the device with a couch therein; and Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view on line 12-12 of Fig. 11, viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows, showing a couch in elevation, and indicating by broken lines a figure on said couch. Fig. 13 is a View ofa couch connection.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

A, B, C, D, E and F, are panels forming the vertical or side walls of the device. Panel F constitutes the door of the device, and consists of parts f, and f. One side or edge of panel F is joined by hinge G to panel E.

e is a metal rod or tube which is joined at its ends to panels A and E, to tie said panels together.

Both parts of panel F .are closed when the device is in the position illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4; but when the device is 1n the position illustrated in Figs. 11 and 12 the part f is the only one closed; and said part f can only be closed after the person who is to receive a bath is in proper position on the couch. Part f of said panel is-left open to permit the headend of the couch (P) to remain outside of the device, while the remainder is inside thereof.

The several panels A, B, C, D, E and F are-made of sheet metal. Panels A, 1%, C, D and E are duplicates, so that a description of one is a description of all thereof.

The upper edges of the sheets of metal forming the panels are turned or rolled over into a cylindrical shape, as at a. In

the cylinders ortubes thus obtained I put the electric conductors X, X, which are the ordinary covered copper wires which are used in electric lighting circuits. Portions of the side edges of the metal forming the panels are cut away, and the projecting parts or lugs which are obtained thereby are rolled or turned up into cylindrical shape or form, as at a", a and a, 0..' The bottom of the sheet is rolled or turned up into cylindrical shape, as at a. The turning up of the cylindrical shapes at a and a' also serves to prevent warping of the panel after it is completed.

H, (Fig. 10), is a pipe or tube which is provided with the holes 71., h. To join adjacent panels together the cylindrical parts a of one panel are made to register with the like parts a of the other panel and the pipe H is then inserted in said cylindrical parts, to form the pintle of the hinge.

, d are beads on the sheet metal body of the panels.

The sockets y of the electric lamps Y are secured in the holes h of the pipes H, and said pipes therefore, serve as the bases to which said lamps are attached besides constituting the pintle of the hinges which join the panels together. The electric conducting wires X are put into the pipes or tubes H, and are attached to the sockets y in the usual manner. I

By'reference t0 Fig.7 it will be seen that the diameter of tube H is suflicient-ly large to permit the folding together of the panels without removal of the lamps Y from sockets y. This constitutes one feature of my invention, and is the cause of the hereinbefore described manner of joining the panels together. I

When a cabinet is desired in which a person is to be subjected to the light of the lamps whileseated, the several panels A, B, C, D, E and F are arranged to form the sides of a hectagon, with equal angles at the junction of all the panels. When a cabinet is desired in which the person is to be subjected to the light of said lamps while lying on a couch, said panels are arranged to form a rectangle two of said panels being in the same plane on each side of the rectangle, and the remaining panels forming the ends of said rectangle. The top of the device is made of the several parts I, z', I, i, J, J, and K, K. I is a recess in part I, and this recess forms an aperture for the neck of a person seated in the cabinet on stool Z. Parts J and K are at M, and part K is pivotally connected to partz' at m.. When the several panels A,

ivotally connected together atL; Part J is pivotally connected to parts a at M. Part K is pivotally connected to part i at m.

B, G, D, E, and F are arranged to form a hectagon, parts J ,'K, and J, and K, are drawn out from the positionin which they are illustrated in- Fig. 11 of the drawings, into the position in which they are illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Parts J, J, are thereby withdrawn from over the recess I in part1. When the several parts of the top are drawn'out as last above described the parts a, i, are drawn back from the position thereof which is illustrated in Figs. 11 and 12 into the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3. To permit part i, i, to be moved on parts I, I, respectively, the ends of said parts 71,15, are turned down (to prevent longitudinal movement thereof) and said parts are laid on or' under parts I, I, as preferred.

N are angle irons which are securedto the respective outside edges of the parts I, i, I, i, J,.J', K, K. The body portion of these parts is made of sheet metal. The entire top of the device is laid on the upper edges of the panels A, B, C, D, E.

P is a couch, p, p, are legs of couch P.

Q, is netting and g, are braces.

R, R, are bars at the head and foot of the v couch The netting is secured to said bars R. i

S, S, are springs in shell T. The shell T is provided with a slot t and the ends 1' of the bar R extend through and are movable in said slot. The end 1' of bar R abuts against one end of the spring S and the other end of said spring abuts against the end of shell T. By this construction when a person is lying on the netting Q the bars R are respectively forced against the ends of the spring S and said bar moves in slot If so far as the resiliency of springs S permits.

Part I of thetop is attached by hinges as at Fig. 3. v

I claim 1 1. In a collapsible cabinet vertical walls consisting of panels pivotally attached together, and an additional panel pivotally attached to one of the first named panels,.with rods connecting the panel which is on one side of said additional panel to the panel which is on the other side thereof, said panels respectivelymade of sheet metal provided. with lugs on the sides thereof turned into a cylindrical form, the pivots ofsaid panels consisting of pipes or tubes, provided with holes in the cylindrical walls thereof,

and fitting into the cylindrically formed lugs on the sides of the panels, in combination with electric conducting wires in said pipes, and a topremovably mounted on the vertical walls.

2. In a collapsible cabinet vertical walls consisting of panels pivotally attached together, and a two-part panel pivotally attached at one side thereof to one. of the first to part I.

named panels, with rods connecting the panel which is on one side of the two-part panel to the panel which is on the other side thereof, the pivots which join said panels consisting of pipes or tubes provided with holes in the cylindrical walls thereof, in

I lugs, said lugs and one of the ends of said body respectively turned into a cylindrical form and said pivots respectively consisting of a pipe or tube provided with holes in the cylindrical wall thereof, said pipes being inserted in intermeshing cylindrically formed lugs, one of said panels arranged to form a door, rods connecting the panel which is on one side of the door panel to the panel on the other side thereof, electric lamps, socket to said lamps, said sockets secured in the holes in said pipes, and electric conducting wires to the lamps, said wires disposed in the cylindrically formed upper end of the panels and in said pipes, in combination with a top removably mounted on the vertical walls.

4. A collapsible cabinet comprising vertical walls consisting of panels attached together by pivots, said panels respectively made of sheet metal body provided with lugs, said lugs and one of the ends of said body respectively turned into a cylindrical form and said pivots respectively consisting of a pipe or tube provided with holes in the cylindrical wall thereof, said pipes being inserted in intermeshing cylindrically formed lugs, one of said panels arranged to form a door, rods connecting the panel which is one side of the door panel to the panel on the other side thereof, electric lamps, sockets to said lamps, said sockets secured in the holes in said pipes, and electric conducting wires to the lamps, said wires disposed in the cylindrically formed upper end of the panels and in said pipes, in combination with a top removably mounted on the vertical walls, said top consisting of a plurality of pieces pivotally joined together, one of said pieces provided with a recess on one side thereof, with others of said pieces resting on the recessed piece and arranged to cover said recess when moved into a determined position.

5. In a collapsible cabinet, vertical walls consisting of panels pivotally attached together, and an additional panel pivotally attached to one ofthe first named panels, with rods connecting the panel which is on one side of said additional panel to the panel which in on the other side thereof, said panels respectively made of sheet metal provided with lugs on the sides, said lugs and the upper ends of the panels turned into a cylindrical form, pipes or tubes arranged to form the pivots of said 1panels, said pipes or tubes, provided with oles in the cyllndrical walls thereof, and fitting into the cylindrically formed lugs on the sides of the panels, in combination with electric lamps, socketsto said lamps, said sockets secured in the holes in said pipes, electric conducting wires in said pipes, in electric connection with said sockets, and a top removably mounted on the vertical walls, said top consisting of a plurality of pieces pivotally attached together and to oppositely placed pivotal pipes one of said top pieces pro videdwith a recess and additional ones arranged to cover said recess when in a determined position.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois.

. FRED F. BURDICK. 

